Speakers​연사

Ross Chiles

A successful entrepreneur with experience in international trade, manufacturing, global supply chain management, product development, and sales. Originally from Alberta, Canada, he has spent more than 30 years building businesses here in Asia. Ross enjoys using his creativity, product, manufacturing, and retail knowledge and experience to help customers create strong product plans and find solutions to make their global manufacturing feel effortless.

​Ross has served as President of the BYU Management Society Taiwan Chapter and is presently serving as the Asia Representative on the Global Steering Committee.

Nam Sung Cho

Nam Sung Cho is a HR Director at Qualcomm for Korea, Taiwan, Japan and SEA.His areas of expertise are Recruiting, HR Management, Organization Development, and Leadership Training. During this conference he can teach and share his experience about Interview Skills and Global Communication Skills.He was a Sr. Manager of OD & Training at LG electronics. He graduated from Korea University and finished his master degree ,emphasis on Organizational Behavior, at Brigham Young University.

Anita L. Hummel

Anita has spent over 22 years in Asia working in a variety of positions, including her present position as Owner/President of the Mondoro Company. She brings a wealth of experience to her business of product development having lived and worked in Hong Kong, Thailand, China and Vietnam. Anita has a reputation as a successful business mentor and enjoys showing others the ropes. She is an effective manager, delegate and leaders. She has an exceptional business mind, and realizes her vision through hard work and dedication. Anita is the kind of person that is not scared to do anything. If she doesn't know something, she'll go and figure it out. She leaped into the business scene in Asia with a willing mind and hard work ethic to create a very successful business. She has exceptional leadership qualities and gives her employees wings to soar.

Anita has a sincere desire to make this world a better place--she does this not only by offering an exceptional product through Mondoro, but also through responsibly leading a company and training workers, as well as continuing to give generously through her charitable outlets.

Christopher Kim

Christopher Hyunsu Kim serves President of Asia Pacific of Unicity International, Inc and served as its as an Executive Vice President. Mr. Kim was responsible for Unicity's Asia Pacific Region which consists of Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan markets. Prior to joining Unicity in 2005, Mr. Kim held executive positions for several direct selling organizations. Mr. Kim has more than Eleven years of experience in direct selling markets. His extensive experience includes strategic planning for sales and marketing, product launching, managing, assisting and motivating independent business distributors in achieving success. His people skills enable him to work well in the diverse cultures with which he has responsibility. Mr. Kim received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and a Master's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Corporate Finance from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, USA.

Young Kee Kim

Young Kee Kim is currently Chairman of the Korea Industry Safety Association.Mr. Young-Kee Kim formerly served as an Executive Vice President and Head of CSR Team at LG Corp. Mr. Kim served as Chief Human Resource Officer (CHO) of LG Electronics since 2000, where he implemented human resources policies and systems that have helped LG become a more global and achievement-oriented organization. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Relations Officer of LG Electronics Inc., and as Executive Vice President of Corporate Support Division of LG Electronics Inc. Mr. Kim has been able to reach across divides to help foster an era of harmony between unions and LG Electronics management, allowing LG to focus on achieving shared goals, create better products and deliver even greater value to customers. Mr. Kim has created an extensive network of HR professionals at LG offices around the world. In 1979, Mr. Kim joined at LG in the Labor Relations division of LG Chemical Ltd., where Mr. Kim learned the importance of workplace unity, a lesson that would take him and LG to far greater success. Mr. Kim served a number of positions with LG throughout his long career. In 1983, he joined the LG Chairman's Office as a Member of the Personnel Team and Head of that Department. He also served as Head of LG's Leadership Development Team and Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to that, Mr. Kim was an In Charge of Corporate Restructuring at LG. Mr. Kim also wrote a thesis based in his experience, entitled Employee Relations at a Large South Korean Firm: The LG Group.

Mr. Kim received the Korean government's Order of Industrial Service Merit in 2004. Mr. Kim holds an MBA from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, where he received the Outstanding Global Leader Award. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Sogang University in Seoul.

Jai Lee

Jai Wook Lee, a senior foreign counsel in the Intellectual Property Group, primarily practices in technology-related areas, such as intellectual property rights, technology transfer, licensing, IP asset management, internet, privacy, cyber security, labor and compliance. With his background in engineering, he also has expertise in e-Discovery, internal investigations and forensics

Before joining Yulchon, Mr. Lee was a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang representing companies from a variety of industries, such as information technology, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and entertainment. He is active in the In-House Counsel Forum as a co-founding member. He also serves as a co-chairperson of the Ethics and Compliance Committee of American Chamber of Commerce in Korea.

David worked in investment management in Hong Kong and London before joining the University of Hong Kong. At the University of Hong Kong he teaches in the undergraduate business and MBA programs. His principal areas of teaching and research relate to ethics, corporate governance, and alternative investments. He also comments and writes on the economics and politics of the Korean peninsula, including North Korea.

He started his career at Goldman Sachs and also has experience in law and in management consulting. David remains engaged in professional practice by working with companies and entrepreneurs, particularly in finance and technology.

David earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, his M.Sc. (with Merit) in Organisational and Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, his M.A. in East Asian Studies from Harvard University, and his B.A., cum laude, in International Politics and Asian Studies from Brigham Young University. David is a lawyer and a CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) charterholder.

Mr. Lee is especially interested in helping students as they consider different career and life paths.

Steve Lundgren

Steve Lundgrenis currently the Director of the Center for Hospitality & Tourism at BYU Hawaii. In the two years that Steve has worked in the program he has seen student enrollment increase from 135 students to over 220 either majoring or minoring in Hospitality & Tourism management.

Prior to joining BYU Hawaii, Steve was an executive with Marriott International. He worked in the continental United States in numerous capacities including hotel General Manager, Area Manager and Regional Vice President. His career spanned 34 years during which time Marriott International grew from 36 hotels in two countries to over 5,000 hotels in 100 countries today.

He graduated with a BS in Business Management from BYU and a MBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Steve is an active member of the LDS church having served in many capacities including Bishop on two occasions. He and his wife, Marla are the parents of seven children and 15 grandchildren. In addition to living in Hawaii he has a home in Sandy, Utah.

It might be interesting to note that his oldest son, Ben and his family lived in Seoul for 2 years from 2012 – 2014 working for Johnson & Johnson.

Mark Peterson

​Mark Petersonreceived his B.A. in Asian Studies and Anthropology from Brigham Young University in 1971. He received his M.A. in 1973 and his Ph.D. in 1987, both from Harvard University in the field of East Asian Languages and Civilization. Prior to coming to BYU in 1984 he was the director of the Fulbright program in Korea from 1978 to 1983. He also served as the President of the Korea Pusan Mission from 1987 to 1990. He has been the coordinator of the Asian Studies Program and was the director of the undergraduate programs in the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. He is currently the head of the Korean section of the department. Dr. Peterson is a member of the Association for Asian Studies, where he was formerly the chair of the Korean Studies Committee; was also the book review editor for the Journal of Asian Studies for Korean Studies books. He is also a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, the International Association for Korean Language Education, the International Korean Literature Association, and the American Association of Korean Teachers.

Steve E. Robinson is currently serving as full-time missionary in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He worked in GAP Inc. as Senior director and Financial Director. He is also formal President and CEO of ROBINSON STARK ASSOCIATES LIMITED.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/QUALIFICATIONS:

Institute of Internal Auditors

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (past president of San Francisco Bay Chapter)

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

National Cargo Security Council

EDUCATION:

Brigham Young University: BA International Relations; BA Law Enforcement

University of Maryland: Business Law course

Languages: English and Korean

John S. Tanner

JohnS.Tanner was named the 10th president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii on July 27, 2015. Prior to this assignment, he had served as Academic Vice President, Associate Academic Vice President, and English Department Chair at Brigham Young University in Provo, where he also taught English for over 30 years. He is the author of many books and articles on religion, education, and literature—including an award-winning book on Milton and Kierkegaard from Oxford University Press. He has also published hymn texts. John loves to learn and loves to teach. He often says that he "feels most alive" when his is learning and teaching.

​Prior to his current assignment as President of BYU–Hawaii, President Tanner was serving in the Sunday School general presidency, having been called while still serving as president of the Brazil São Paulo South Mission.

President Tanner is married to Susan W. Tanner, former Young Women general president. They have five children and twenty grandchildren.

Sang Gi Bak

Sang Gi Bak is an entrepreneur and negotiation expert. He is a president of BNE global Consulting.He is teaching at the state university of New York at Sotny Brook.